The Information of Elizabeth the wife of Cornelius Steer s of the parish of St Botolphs Bishops gate taken upon oath this 23 day of June anno 1702 (who calles herself wife to yethe dutch Envoy)

Middx Westmr } Ss Who saith that ann Frybergen living in Lutiners Layn in the parish of St Gilis's in the fields hath often told she this Informant, ytthat she the said Ann Frybergen had an art or secret, that she could turn a pound weight of Brass or Copper, into gold, soe that it should be of the val intrinsick value of forty pound Sterling, and that she the SdSaid Frybergen did tell unto this Informant that she had taught Cornelius Steers the husband of her this Informant to make the mettall aforesaid and that the SdSaid Frybergen told to this Informant further, that she did design to carry on yethe said trade of making yethe mettalls as aforesaid, and she this Informant verily beleives that the said Ann Frybergen is now at work upon yethe said project in the house of one - - - Alcock by Tower Royall near Budge Row and further saith that the SdSaid Frybergen told she this Informant that she did design to work on the said mettall in the house of one Lifton near little moore gate Elizabeth Steer capt et jurat cor: me diu et anno supradict: John Stanley